Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Greek and Nigerian professional basketball player. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
People call him the “Greek Freak” because of his amazing size, speed, and strength. He’s considered one of the best basketball players and power forwards in history.
Net Worth, Ethnicity & Religion
According to the reports, his current net worth is approximately $99.1 million from all of his income sources as of October 2025(source).
He has a Greek and Nigerian ethnicity. He was born in Athens, Greece, to Nigerian parents who had moved there.
In 2013, he became a Greek citizen. He proudly says he is both Greek and Nigerian and often talks about his mixed background. His religious faith is in the Christian religion.
Wife, Parents & Children
As per the reports, he is married now. In the mid-2010s, he started dating Mariah Riddlesprigger from Fresno, California. They have four kids — two sons, Liam and Maverick, and two daughters, Eva and Aria.
The couple got married in a private ceremony on September 1, 2024, at the Costa Navarino resort near Pylos. He was born to his Nigerian parents.
His father’s name is Mr. Charles Antetokounmpo, and his mother’s name is Mrs. Veronica Antetokounmpo. He has four brothers named Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Alex Antetokounmpo, and Francis Antetokounmpo.
Age, Height & Weight
As per his birth date, he is 30 years old as of 2024. His listed height is approximately 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), and his listed weight is approximately 243 lb (110 kg). His playing position is Power forward/center. He has black hair, and his eyes are also black.
Early Life & Educational Details
His real name is Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo. He was born on 6 December 1994 in Athens, Greece. His father used to play soccer, and his mother was a high jumper in Nigeria.
They moved from Lagos to Greece, leaving their eldest son, Francis, with his grandparents. He grew up in the Sepolia area of Athens in a mostly Nigerian home.
He completed high school in Greece and didn’t go to college because he was picked by the Milwaukee Bucks when he was 18. Before joining the NBA, he played professional basketball in Greece for teams like Filathlitikos.
Career Details
He started playing basketball with the youth teams of Filathlitikos in Athens. In 2011, he joined the club’s senior team, and by 2013, he entered the NBA draft, where the Milwaukee Bucks picked him 15th overall.
He won the NBA Most Improved Player award in 2017. He has been chosen for the NBA All-Star game nine times and was the All-Star captain in 2019, 2020, 2023, and 2024 after getting the most votes in the Eastern Conference those years.
He won back-to-back NBA MVP awards in 2019 and 2020, becoming one of the few players, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James, to earn two MVPs before turning 26.
In 2020, he also won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, joining Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win both honors in the same season.
A movie called Rise, based on his and his family’s life, came out in 2022. In 2024, he helped the Bucks win the second NBA Cup and was named the NBA Cup MVP.
For his outstanding sports achievements, on July 10, 2024, the Greek Olympic Committee chose him to be one of Greece’s flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympics, along with race walker Antigoni Drisbioti.
From 2014 to 2025, he played 44 official games for the Greek national team in major FIBA tournaments.
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